Relation of Urinary Stone Disease with Androgenetic Alopecia and Serum Testosterone Levels

    May 2016 in “ Urolithiasis ”
    Emre Can Polat, Levent Ozcan, Alper Otunctemur, Emin Ozbek
    Studysummary This study found that the risk of urinary stone disease increased significantly in patients with severe androgenetic alopecia, and that testosterone deficiency was more frequent among these patients.
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